Book 17 - Book 17 starts with Telemachus going to the palace and receiving a warm embrace from Penelope and the nurse. Telemachus meets Theoclymenus and Piraeus in the hall and tells them not to bring in the gifts from the ships because he doesn't want the suitors stealing them. When Telemachus eats with Penelope, he tells her very little about Odysseus but not that he's back; but Theoclymenus starts to talk and says he thinks Odysseus is currently in Ithaca. While that's going down, the swineherd and Odysseus head toward town, and they meet Melanthius, who is a suitor, and he heaps scorn on Eumaeus and kicks his friend. Odysseus receives the same as a welcome at the palace. The suitors reluctantly give him food and anintous goes out of his way to insult him. When Odysseus insults him back, Antinous hits with a chair; and when news of this reaches Penelope she asks the stranger be brought to her for she can ask about Odysseus.
Book 18 - Book 18 starts with another beggar, Arneaus, walking into the palace, and challenging Odysseus to a fist fight. Athena gives Odysseus more strength and it quickly ends with Arneaus on the floor, with Odysseus stopping just before he killed him. The suitors congratulate Odysseus, and Amphinous toasts him and throws him food. Out of pity, Odysseus tells him that to leave the palace now because Odysseus will be home soon. Athena then gives Penelope more beauty and urges her to go out and talk to the suitors, and when she does, she is showered in presents by them. She said Odysseus said to remarry if he wasn't back by the time Telemachus started to grow facial hair. Odysseus and Eurymachos then get into an insult war, ending with Eurymachos throwing a stool at Odysseus, missing and hitting a nurse.
Book 19 - Book 19 starts with Telemachos and Odysseys moving all the weapons in the house to a single room for the suitors can't fight back, and Telemachos says to Eurycleia that they're moving the weapons for they don't get damaged. Afterwards, Telemachos goes to bed, and Penelope questions Odysseus. Odysseus brings her tears by describing Odysseus and how they met, saying that he's still alive and on his way back. Penelope offers him a bed, and he refuses, but he does allow the maid Eurycleia to wash his feet. When she does she sees his scar from boar hunting and recognizes him as Odysseus. Penelope describes a dream she doesn't understand to Odysseus before she goes to bed; a dream where an eagle kills her 20 pet geese and tells her Odysseus killed her lovers. He explains it, but she said she's going to marry the first person to shoot throw 12 axe heads.
Book 20 - Book 20 starts with Odysseus worrying about not being able to fight all the suitors. Athena reassures that he'll be able to with the gods on his side. Penelope is then afraid that Odysseus not coming back and having to remarry, so she asks Artremis to kill her. Odysseus prays to Zeus for a good omen, he responds with a clap of thunder and sends a maid to go check on Penelope and curse the suitors. The next day Odysseus and Telemachos meet with the swineherd, Melenthius, and Phileotious. Meanwhile, the suitors plan another way to kill Telemachos. Amphinomus convinces them to call it off, but then they see an eagle carrying a dove. Athena keeps then prodding Odysseus for he doesn't lose his anger, and when Ctesippus throws a hoof at Odysseys, Telemachos threatens to run him through with his sword.
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